The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-08-13
Philonol,s 9th District.-The fifth anniyer-

Philopolis, 9Th District.-The fifth anniver-
sary of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph s.
Underwood was celebrated on Wednesday evening
last at their pleasant residence Sparks Sta
ton. Their many friends in the county, and also
from Kansas, Texas, Philadelphia and Baltimore
were present, and after having been agreeably en-
tertained in various ways until a late hour, the
company was invited into the spacious dining
room, where large table, heavily laden with all
the good things of life, claimed their attention and
were highly enjoyed. The presents were numer-
Gus and useful, among them prettily arranged
cradle for the little one. At late hour the COM
pany dispersed, wishing the host and hostess much
happiness.
Our farmers are busily engaged blowing and
preparing the land for wheat, notwithstanding
the very low average yield and unproftableness of
the crop. They deem it necessary to grow wheat
on account Of the straw and resettng of their land
in grass. "What can we substitute for the grain
CROP" was the question lately discussed by the
Senior Gunpowder Agricultural Club, which met
at the residence of Mr. John Crowther, Jr., whose
generous entertainment and the hospitable recep-
ton by Mrs. Crowther were much appreciated by
the members.
Considering the extensive and costly improve
ments in the way of enlarged buildings and addi-
tional machinery at the Glencoe and Philopols
canneries, it is hoped that there will be sufficient
produce to keep them busy and pay for the outlay
of money.
From careful observation it is concluded that
the tomato crop will be far below the average and
unless there are more blossoms and very favorable
weather during the present month, the growers
will be disappointed. The crop has never failed
in this vicinity, when properly cultivated, but this
season so far there is heavy growth OF vines and
little early fruit. No grower has yet picked an
hundred bushels. 1t seems that the shortage in
the crop is general throughout the counties, as to-
matoes are in demand in the Baltimore market.
The westher on Sunday last being pleasant,
our churches were we'll attended. Rev. Geo. G..
Bacon, of Waverly, preached a most excellent
sermon, in the evening at Bosley M. E. Church
from the text, 81 am not only willing to be bound,
but to die at Jerusalem for the Lord" Rev. Mr..
Laws of Epworth I. NJ. Church, Baltimore, Off
cated at Union Chapel at night. The audience
was large and very attentive. Rev. Mr.. Perry, Of
Ashland Presbyterian Church, will preach at the
chapel on Sunday night next, at o'clock. All
welcome.
Among the many persons now summering in
our neighborhood are the following Mrs. c. S..
Kraft and Master Earnest Kraft, Miss M. A.
Steuart, Miss Claude Taylor, Mrs. B. Richards
and son. Miss Bessie Price and Miss G. Foster, all
of Baltimore also Miss Mary Tennis, of Kansas,
and Miss Mary R. Price and Lucian B. Under
wood, of Philadelphia. c.
Shrewsbury and Vicinity.-The camp
meeting at Summit Grove closed successful
meeting in all respects. At the commencement
there was considerable wet weather, but the
grounds soon dried off and the weather became
cool and pleasant and continued so until the end
of the camp. number of families will remain
upon the grounds until September.
Mt. Zion camp commenced this week and will
continue eight days. This camp usually held its
meetings over two Sundays but this year it will be
held over but one. 1t is usually very largely at
tended.
The political agony in our county is over. The
convention met on Monday last and concluded its
labors on Tuesday, selecting eleven out of seventy
two applicants for Office. The ticket nominated
is we'll distributed throughout the county and the
men selected are regarded good men and will
receive the support of the party.
After considerable difficulty the oats crop has
been harvested. 1t is a very heavy crop through
crops seem to be the best raised in this vicn
ity. These two crops will make up for the loss in
the wheat crop.
There seems to be good deal of dissatisfaction
manifested at the action of the late Democratic
convention in your county. From what we hear
there will be some trouble in electing the ticket
this fall. There is considerable kicking in the
9th and 18th districts, if one can believe what he
hears from Democrats who come over the line to
express themselves.
DR.. Silas Hunter, of Wiseburg, is spending a
few days with his brother in-law, DR.. James Gerry
in Shrewsbury.
The late heavy rains have washed the roads very
badly requiring the expenditure of great deal of
money to put them in repair. Supervisors are
everywhere at work with large force of men
mending the roads.
Prof. J. G. Donaldson was in town on Tuesday
on business. X.
Rossville, 18th District.-Sabbath school
pic-ncs were held at Howard Luthern Church
and Gatch's Church on Wednesday of last week
and, as usual, both were well attended and en-
joyed.
Not long since select party of the young folks
of this section made visit to the residence of
Mrs. Ellen Brown, daughter of the late Robert
Howard, in the 18th district, and it proved quite
a pleasant surprise. Mrs. Robert Howard is still
living, but is now very aged and infrm, she hay-
ing been stricken with paralysis a few years ago.
She is living with her daughter, Mrs. Brown.
mistake and omission occurred in my last
letter. The Misses Mace and brothers reside in
this neighborhood, and Miss Mary Bayles, of the
vicinity of Churchville, Hartford county, was Wis
iting the family of DR.. VIM. H. Mace, and ac-
companed the party on their moonlight excur-
sion down the Bay.
Mr.. Frederick Gambrill took lima beans OF
and obtained Is cents per pint for them.
A short time ago large brood SOW belonging
to the Messrs. Clarke, was taken with bad case
of wheeling and had symptoms of phthisc, and
they bed her Immediately, by emitting off the ends
of her tail and ears and gave her boiled onions
two or three times, half pint at time, and
pretty soon she got better and has entirely re-
covered.
Mr.. Smith, who owns the old Ross property,
north of the Philadelphia road and west of Her.
ring run, has gone to considerable expense within
the last year or two in Strengthening the bed of
the run and otherwise terrifying his property
against damage by floods, but Notwithstanding
during the late heavy rains much of his land
binding on the run was flooded, and great deal
of damage was done to the oat crop, fencing, &c.
During the high water the dam at Mr.. Coxen's
mill, near the Belair road, gave way and was
washed out. Principle.